at a snail’s pace

For the spring season we created this menagerie for our window: little molluscs making their way up yarn stems to fuzzy flower tops

here’s a close-up.

and some more views

This fine specimen (above) was created with the pattern by the genius knitter Hansi Singh who wrote the book Amigurumi Knits.  This book is one of my favorites with glorious examples of all sorts of knit creatures from snails to lobsters to jackalopes. 
The other snails are my own creation.  It’s a simpler, quicker knit snail!  The pattern is here after the jump. 
Enjoy!

Craftily yours
Kristin